About 50 Rowlett High football players and supporters gathered Monday with the family of a teammate who drowned during a weekend trip to East Texas.

Austin Gaffney, a junior varsity two-way player, was swimming with his sister at Holly Lake Ranch in Wood County when he died, his coach and family friends said. The two had been swimming across the lake, but Austin did not make it.

No details were released about services for Austin, a junior who went by the nickname Woody.

Austin’s parents, Michael and Shannon Gaffney, were unavailable for comment, said Jeff Foster, Rowlett Eagle Booster Club president and a family friend.

“Michael is grieving heavily right now,” he said.

After Rowlett’s victory Friday against North Mesquite, head coach Kiff Hardin had told his team to savor its triumph for one day before shifting attention to the next week’s game.

But now, the Rowlett football program’s focus has turned from the annual showdown with Rockwall to mourning the loss of Austin.

“The season is not our first concern right now,” Hardin said. “The young men in our program, the young man we lost, and the family of the young man — that’s where our thoughts are right now.”

Teammates presented the family with an autographed football and offered their help.

“His hard work was always appreciated, and he did affect people’s lives,” teammate Bryce Brasel said. “We want to hopefully take a little bit of burden off them.”